She was raised in the highly charged atmosphere of showbiz, for she was the daughter of Judy Garland and Vincente Minnelli. Here the story of that human whirlwind known as Liza Minnelli is revealed--her turbulent childhood, her climb to the top ranks of the entertainment world, her battles with producers for the roles she wanted, her dizzying, ever-changing love life. This is the history of a young woman who crawled out of her mother's shadow to emerge as a show-stopping superstar.